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At DSEI 2023 in London, the Finnish tech company Insta demonstrated a kamikaze drone that explodes over enemy trenches and destroys infantry with a significant amount of shrapnel. Insta Steel Eagle is a new, unique and effective solution for defeating enemy manpower. A kamikaze drone can transport a warhead with steel or tungsten shrapnel and […]
Following the Baltic states, Finland also plans to ban the entry of cars with Russian registration. This was reported by Yle. It is noted that Finland wants to follow the EU’s tougher line. An official statement will be made on September 15 by Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen. This decision is based on the European Commission’s […]
Finland is preparing another batch of military equipment worth 94 million euros to be transferred to Ukraine. This will be the 18th package of support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which has totaled 1.3 billion euros during the war. Although for operational reasons the Finnish Ministry of Defense does not disclose the details of the […]
Finland has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth 400 million euros. According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Finland, heavy weapons and ammunition will be sent to Ukraine, but the details of the new package are not disclosed. This is already the 12th package from the Finns, the […]
Finland will build a wall on the border with Russia for almost 140 million euros. Reuters writes about it. The length of the Finnish-Russian border is 1,300 km, but the country’s border service management plans to build 130-260 km of fence, which will cover 10-20% of the total length. The focus will be primarily on […]
The device allows you to store solar and wind energy until the onset of winter, when the price and demand for heat increases. The installation is located at the Watayankoski Power Station in Western Finland. The battery should solve one of the main problems of green energy – seasonality. The device works according to the […]
In Finland, NATO was offered to place its base near the border with Russia, namely on the territory of South Karelia. This initiative has been discussed for a long time, writes the Finnish publication Yle. If necessary, the city of Lappeenranta will be ready to offer its airport as a NATO base – “It is […]
The Finnish government and companies are preparing to cut off natural gas supplies to Russia. This may happen on May 21. The reason – the requirement of the Russian Federation to pay for supplies in rubles. Finland also speculates that Russia could cut off many EU countries from its gas at the same time. This […]
The Yandex data center in the town of Myatla in southern Finland has been cut off from electricity. He has now been switched to a diesel generator, according to local media. A Yandex spokesman acknowledged that Myantel’s data center was ‘temporarily running on its own diesel generators.’ He did not name the reason for the […]
Finnish Minister for European Affairs Tütti Tüppurainen said in an interview with the British TV channel Sky News that the vast majority of Finns support the country’s accession to NATO. According to her, the final decision has not yet been made and will be discussed in parliament, but the probability that Finland will join the […]